Kirima kin held in bid to check cash records

The dispute in the family of ailing tycoon Gerishon Kirima on Tuesday shifted to scrutiny of his companies’ accounts.

The children of the former Starehe MP stormed his office at K&S Building on Moktar Daddah Street, demanding to see financial records of one of their father’s firms.

This resulted in two of them, Mr Steve Kamau and Ms Margaret Kirima, being arrested for causing disturbance and being locked up at the Central Police Station.

The station boss, Mr Paul Kariuki, accused them of causing disturbance in public. “The complainant is the State, through the Kenya Police,” he said.

This comes a day after Mr Kirima was flown to the United Kingdom for specialised treatment.

Led by Ms Maria Njeri Kirima, the children claimed they had come with government auditors to scrutinise the books of accounts of Kirima and Sons Limited.

However, another daughter, Ms Alice Njeri, accused her stepsisters of being insincere.

“They have all along been saying it is about my father’s health yet they are now breaking into the office; this is about property,” she said.

Ms Njeri said there should be a meeting between the respective lawyers on how to solve the issue amicably.